What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2120 and 2126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2120 and 2126 is 2.

GCF(2120,2126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2120 and 2126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2120 and 2126.

How to find the GCF of 2120 and 2126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2120 and 2126. After we will calculate the factors of 2120 and 2126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2120

Prime factors of 2120 are 2, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 2120 in exponential form is:

2120 = 2³ × 5¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2126

Prime factors of 2126 are 2, 1063. Prime factorization of 2126 in exponential form is:

2126 = 2¹ × 1063¹

Step-3: Factors of 2120

List of positive integer factors of 2120 that divides 2120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 53, 106, 212, 265, 424, 530, 1060

Step-4: Factors of 2126

List of positive integer factors of 2126 that divides 2120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2120 and 2126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2120 and 2126 is 2.

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